Professional Development Workshop: Power of the Pause

Description

LGH alumni, join us for a Proessional Development Workshop focused on "Power of the Pause". Our just speaker will be Sonia Robinson, author and LGH graduate. This workshop will focus on how high-performing professionals catch their breath, recover, and get back to work.

Session Brief

When our professional and personal lives collide, we all need a long-term career plan to help us navigate life’s surprise opportunities and threats. Power of the Pause is a session designed to provide a practical guide to short-term and long-term career planning. Session attendees will learn the framework for creating a long-term career plan full of dreams and aspirations, whether you are just getting started, planning for your second act, or preparing to pause.

Who this topic is for: Professionals at any stage in their career

Learning Objectives:

• Where your career can take you, even if you have to press pause
• How to use RPIE (Research Planning Implementation Evaluation) for short-term and long-term career planning
• Prepare to Pause check-list

More about Sonia:

Sonia Robinson's background encompasses college, career, motherhood, and cancer. She earned a bachelor's degree with a concentration in Public Relations and an MBA from the University of North Alabama. Sonia acquired her APR credential in 2011. Over the past twenty years, Sonia has worked in three industries: healthcare, human capital management, and biotech nonprofit organizations. She has intentionally paused her career twice—first after her breast cancer diagnosis and again after completing a tour of duty as the Chief Executive Officer of a Huntsville-based company.

In 2025, Sonia founded Mamie Ruth & Co., a personal brand powered by legacy and a belief that the pause in your story is not the end; it is the turning point. Mamie Ruth & Co. helps high-performing professionals reflect, rest, and reclaim their path forward, especially when life interrupts their momentum.

A business coach, speaker, and author, Sonia serves as the President of the Bailor Group. As a Bailor Group Certified Business Coach, Sonia helps small and medium businesses scale. Her debut book, “Pause: Sometimes Stillness is the Strategy,” is available in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.